The Myth of the Savage and the Beginnings of French Colonialism in the AmericasA classic study of early contact between European explorers and North American natives. When the two cultures met in the fifteenth century, it meant great upheavals for the Amerindians, but strengthened the Europeans' move toward nation-states and capitalism. |
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... reached . The squabbles about precedence that characterized the history of New France were logical results of this social philosophy . Such quarrels were perhaps even more venomous in Europe than they were in her colonies . The rise of ...
... reached . The squabbles about precedence that characterized the history of New France were logical results of this social philosophy . Such quarrels were perhaps even more venomous in Europe than they were in her colonies . The rise of ...
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... reached Europe officially from America . 50 This movement reached massive proportions beginning with the 1530s , and culminated during the first decade of the 1600s.51 According to Acosta , “ It is incredible to see how much merchandise ...
... reached Europe officially from America . 50 This movement reached massive proportions beginning with the 1530s , and culminated during the first decade of the 1600s.51 According to Acosta , “ It is incredible to see how much merchandise ...
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... reached such proportions among the literate during remote mountain area , where their descendants were the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries , see Belon de “ fond of living in high altitudes , and averse to plains ” Mans , Les ...
... reached such proportions among the literate during remote mountain area , where their descendants were the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries , see Belon de “ fond of living in high altitudes , and averse to plains ” Mans , Les ...
Contents
PARTI American Discoveries and European Images | 1 |
Early Contacts of Amerindians and Frenchmen | 87 |
Amerindians in Europe | 203 |
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